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here is a thread i wanted to make for a long time.
Cultural appreciation - a thread on BTS's deep respect and research on greek culture.
Cultural appreciation - a thread on BTS's deep respect and research on greek culture.
ancient greek mythology and philosophy is a major part of greek culture, it's the legacy of our ancestors.
in a time when hollywood movies butcher greek culture and spread misinformation (eg Percy Jackson, the 300, odyssey), bts handled the matter with respect and accurancy.
in a time when hollywood movies butcher greek culture and spread misinformation (eg Percy Jackson, the 300, odyssey), bts handled the matter with respect and accurancy.
first of all, what is cultural appreciation? it's "when you earnestly seek to learn about another culture" and this is exactly what bts did with greek culture during mots eras.
"but bts were wearing clothes inspired by ancient greece during dionysus, isn't it cultural appropriation"?
here is the definition of cultural appropriation:
here is the definition of cultural appropriation:
the keywords in the definition of ca are "unacknowledged" and "inappropriate".
bts themselves and bts's whole team did thorough research on greek culture. they respected our mythology, its symbols, even the accurate pronunciation of words.
bts themselves and bts's whole team did thorough research on greek culture. they respected our mythology, its symbols, even the accurate pronunciation of words.
let's take everything from the beginning; young taehyung admiring greek mythology and wanting to meet Zeus
we all know that there are many references to icarus in the bst mv!
yoonie and joon saying that they want to visit greece
in 2018, mono was released and the first thing joon did was to highlight the double meaning of this greek word, giving examples.
let's move on to mots era!
bts not only used two greek words as song titles (mikrokosmos= small world and dionysus), but they also took the time to learn the accurate pronunciation.
bts not only used two greek words as song titles (mikrokosmos= small world and dionysus), but they also took the time to learn the accurate pronunciation.
city dionysia was a festival in honor of Dionysus, the central events of which were the performances of tragedies and comedies.
many ancient greek symbols were highlighted by bts:
1. thyrsus, dionysus's wand
1. thyrsus, dionysus's wand
2. the leopard. dionysus was often depicted riding a leopard or wearing leopard skin.
3. grapes and wine, symbols of dionysus
4. the snake is a symbol of rebirth, just like how they were "born as kpop idols, reincarnated as artists" (dionysus lyrics)
the snake is also connected to jungian psychology!
the snake is also connected to jungian psychology!
there are countless, great theories about how each bts member represented a different olympian god during MAMA/MMA/Golden Disc Awards VCR (2019).
here's one of them: https://twitter.com/Lovly_mochitwin/status/1203702496490737664?s=19
here's one of them: https://twitter.com/Lovly_mochitwin/status/1203702496490737664?s=19
during MMA 2019, jin was on a trojan horse.
joon, our educated leader, reading two socratic dialogues by Plato.
Phaidros: a discussion between Socrates and Phaidros about love, the art of rhetoric and reincarnation.
Menon: a discussion betweet Socrates and his student, Menon, about virtue.
Phaidros: a discussion between Socrates and Phaidros about love, the art of rhetoric and reincarnation.
Menon: a discussion betweet Socrates and his student, Menon, about virtue.
conclusion:the research bts have done is outstanding.they always respect and deeply analyse greek culture.they didn't use a greek temple as a background and called it a day, they have spent time and energy in this!!
bts educated kings, bts best boys their appreciation is real!
bts educated kings, bts best boys
their appreciation is real!
i'm sure there are some things i have missed, so feel free to add more!
keep in mind this is MY opinion and i don't know every greek person's opinion on the matter. however, i'm sure we can all recognise the respect bts have for greek culture!!!
keep in mind this is MY opinion and i don't know every greek person's opinion on the matter. however, i'm sure we can all recognise the respect bts have for greek culture!!!
